Packaged fence post assembly



Feb. 23, 1954 R M, W|LSON 2,670,075

PACKAGED FENCE POST ASSEMBLY Filed Feb. 2, 1951 ORNEY Patented Feb. 23,' 1954 PACKAGED FENCE POST ASSEIWBLY Robert M. Wilson, Battle Creek, Mich., assignor to Dare Products, Incorporated, Battle Creek, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application February 2, 1951, Serial No. 209,088

(Cl. 20G-47) 10 Claims.

The present invention relates broadly to packaging, and in its specific phases to the packaging of angle iron type electric fence posts together with insulators and mounting members for same.

Conventional electric fences, in addition to Wire and an electric charging means for the wire, include metal posts, insulators for supporting the fence wire or wires, and bolts for mounting the insulators on the posts. Heretofore, according to general practice, the insulators and bolts have been commonly shipped in bulk by the manufacturer to the dealer or retailer separately from the pgsts, and the purchaser has relied upon the dealer to supply him with the necessary nurnber of insulators and bolts, according to the number of posts ordered. This procedure frequently entails mistakes wherein the purchaser nds he is short on insulators, bolts, or both. Moreover, the required posts may arrive one day and the insulators and bolts may not be received until later or may not arrive at all until reordered. Similar occurrences may even exist when the purchaser deals directly with the factory, under present-day procedure. It was a recognition of these problems, difficulties, and shortcomings of the prior practices in this eld which lead to the conception and development f the present invention.

Accordingly among the objects of the present invention is the aim to overcome the noted difficulties by providing a novel unitary package containing a number of the posts (preferably ten) and all the insulators and bolts required therefor. Thus, whether the purchaser deals directly with the factory or with a dealer, it is insured that all rrequisite elements arrive together.

Another object is to provide a package in which a plurality of the posts are cooperatively associated with end blocks to form an elongated tubular casing which contains the insulators and bolts, and as the posts are customarily of angleiron form they may easily be engaged with the corners of square blocks to provide said casing.

A further object is to provide a package in which additional posts are secured in compact relation to the above mentioned tubular casing of posts and blocks, the number of posts in the complete package being limited only by the number of insulators and bolts which may be placed in said tubular casing, although it is preferable that said package contain ten posts, along with a suitable number of insulators and bolts.

A further object is to provide a unitary shipping package which is easy to produce, low cost, economical of shipping costs, convenient to the dealer and ultimate user alike, and readily handled.

Still further objects and advantages of the present invention will appear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, consists of the packaging means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the anneXed drawing and the following description setting forth in detail certain means for carrying out the invention, such disclosed means illustrating, however, but several of the various ways in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In the annexed drawing:

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing is a side elevation of one form of the package.

Figure 2 is an end View of the package shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation, partly broken away, showing the tubular casing at the upper portion of Figure 1, and a number of the insulators and bolts therein.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing a different form of the package.

Figure 5 is an end view of the package shown in Figure 4.

The form of construction shown in Figures l, 2, and 3 is used when the posts are provided with anchor plates for reception in the ground. In this form, four angle iron posts 6 are assembled around two square end blocks 1, and said posts and blocks are bound together by metal bands 8. The four longitudinal corners of each of the blocks 'l are received in the angles of the four posts 6 respectively as seen in Figure 2, and said blocks are of such size that the edges of adjacent posts are in only slightly spaced relation with each other. Thus, the posts 5 and blocks 1 jointly form an elongated tubular casing 9. In this casing, all required insulators I and bolts B are placed, and they may be within a corrugated wrapper or tube (not shown) if desired. Only a few of the insulators and bolts are shown, for illustrative purposes.

Six additional posts lo (normally identical with posts 6) are shown in Figures 1 and 2 compactly arranged on the exterior of the casing 9 Where they are secured by metal bands Il. For convenience these posts I0 are preferably disposed at one side of the casing 9 and arranged as shown. -By constructing the general assemaevopvs inward a short distance therefrom, said posts and blocks being cooperatively associated with each other in forming an elongated hollow casing therebetween, elements confined Within said casing for use with said posts in erecting a fence. additional like size fence posts adjacent but outside the casing formed by said first named posts, and means for holding all of said posts and blocks in assembled relation.

10. A structure as specified in claim 9; wherein said holding means consists of binding bands 10 Number 5 first named posts.

ROBERT M. WILSON.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 361,926 Caldwell ADI'. 26. 1337 

